Gloucestershire Good and great men of Gloucestershire
Subtitle: A series of biographical sketches with a brief history of the county.
Publisher: C.H. Savory; Morgan and Chase
Published: 1867
Place of publication: Cirencester; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 478
First sentence: Gloucestershire derives its name from that of its chief city, Gloucester; which is formed from "Glaw", a British word signifying fair; and "castra", a Latin word for a fortified place: "shire" in the Saxon language signifies a part severed or separated from the rest.
Description: A series of biographical sketches  with a brief history of the county (of Gloucestershire), a  book based on lectures pertaining to worthies of Gloucester County, Gloucester, England by Joseph Stratford of Chesterton, Cirencester published in 1867.
Notes: This book was published by sale of subscriptions, to which a list of subscribers is appended.
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